Preparing to sprinkle fairy dust across America, NBC presents a bold new LIVE television production of the classic Broadway musical that will gather friends, families and anyone who refuses to ever grow up.
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. Get ready for show-stopping stars, stunning costumes, extravagant sets and delightful music that will have everyone in your home singing along.
From Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes a soaring LIVE three-hour holiday event guaranteed to take viewers on a magical and musical journey to the second star to the right.
Last night the City of Winter Garden approved a $100,000 funding request for a project that will revolutionize how digital technology is used in entertainment and provide a sustainable community asset for the residents of Winter Garden. The Garden Theatre has rallied local digital and technology companies to donate over $825,000 in in-kind goods and services to convert the Garden Theatre into an immersive digital experience that enhances the live action of a classic play for the May 2015 production of Peter Pan.
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present THE SONGS OF F. MICHAEL HAYNIE tonight, January 23rd at 11:30pm. The newly announced list of special guests who will perform with F. includes Taylor Louderman (Bring It On, 'Peter Pan LIVE!'), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Jeremy Morse (Bloodsong of Love), and Julia Mattison (Godspell), among others.
Ben Fankhauser (Spring Awakening, Newsies) and Alanna Saunders (Tiger Lily in NBC's 'Peter Pan Live!') star in the third episode of 'Lanky Scoliosis', a new web series created by Tim Murray (50 Shades the Musical). This episode also features Mike Millan of Off-Broadway's 'Piece of My Heart' and Max Chernin of 'Brooklynite'. Lanky is an awkward young dreamer whose grand ambition is to work at Guiness Book of World Records and talk to girls without being weird. A new neighbor has moved down the hall from him and with the help of his very handsome roommate he tries to find ways to woo the girl next door. He uses every tactic he can think of to distract her from the awkward person he is as his roommate trains him to be suave.
Nicholas Christopher (Motown, Rent), Gavin Lodge (Annie, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), Jacey Powers (Falling, Our Town), and Jason Michael Snow (The Book of Mormon, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man) have joined the cast of the upcoming Band Geeks in Concert at 54 Below on January 18th. They join the previously announced Jill Abramovitz (Cinderella, It Should've Been You), F. Michael Haynie (Wicked, NBC's Peter Pan Live), Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Dogfight), Ruthie Ann Miles (Here Lies Love, The King and I), Mike Millan (Piece of My Heart), Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones, Fly by Night), Ben Platt (Book of Mormon, Pitch Perfect), and Daniel Quadrino (Newsies, NBC's Peter Pan Live).
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present THE SONGS OF F. MICHAEL HAYNIE on Friday, January 23rd at 11:30pm. The newly announced list of special guests who will perform with F. includes Taylor Louderman (Bring It On, "Peter Pan LIVE!"), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Jeremy Morse (Bloodsong of Love), and Julia Mattison (Godspell), among others.
California Musical Theatre announced a varied lineup of musicals for the 2015 season of Sacramento Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, the 65th season for what has become a Northern California summer tradition. The summer lineup will include two classics that are Music Circus audience favorites, Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady and Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story, as well as the Mississippi adventure Big River, the musical comedy Bye Bye Birdie, the magical journey Peter Pan, and a sixth show that will be offered as an option for season subscribers, the generation-defining Hair.
Allison Williams stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about the fourth season of her HBO comedy series 'Girls.'
Tony Nominees Laura Osnes and Rob McClure star in an all-new ten minute musical on this month's episode of the musical theater podcast: Take A Ten. The brand new audio musical also co-stars Ryan Andes of Big Fish and Peter Pan Live. The musical, 'Veronica at the Altar' tells the story of Veronica (Osnes), a woman conflicted between marrying her fiance?e (McClure), a secure and simple accountant, and her ex- boyfriend, a daring treasure hunter (Andes). 'Veronica at the Altar' features a book by Edward Kleban Prize winner, Jeremy Desmon (Pump Up the Volume, Good News). Music for the episode was written by Andy Roninson with lyrics by George Merrick, both of whom are recipients of the Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement
Following the success of the recent live musicals on NBC, including last year's SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE and this year's PETER PAN LIVE, THE TODAY SHOW cast will try their hand at a live production.
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present THE MUSIC & LYRICS OF DREW GASPARINI: KEEPIN' THE PARTY GOING, performed by Caissie Levy (Les Miserables), Kacie Sheik(Hair), Jason Gotay (Bring It On, Peter Pan LIVE!), and more on Monday, January 5th at 9:30pm.
For one night only (February 10 at 7PM and 9:30PM), the Lost Boys can be found on the stage of 54 Below! Come join this talented group of boys as they sing, dance, tell stories, and maybe even share some behind-the-scenes secrets. Anything can happen when 54 Below becomes Neverland for a night. Directed by Gina Rattan (NBC's Peter Pan Live, Matilda) and produced by Shoshana Feinstein.
Get your special edition giftset of PETER PAN LIVE! now!
· 'Saturday Night Live,' with host Martin Freeman and musical guest Charli XCX delivered a 3.9 rating, 10 share in household results in the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 2.0/9 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters.
With PETER PAN wrapped, NBC is bringing back THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
PETER PAN LIVE! will fly again tonight!
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present THE MUSIC & LYRICS OF DREW GASPARINI: KEEPIN' THE PARTY GOING, performed by Caissie Levy (Les Miserables), Kacie Sheik(Hair), Jason Gotay (Bring It On, Peter Pan LIVE!), and more on Monday, January 5th at 9:30pm.
With “Sunday Night Football,” two editions of “The Voice” and “Peter Pan Live!” accounting for four of the week's top seven primetime programs on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, NBC has won the ratings week of Dec. 1-7
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This week on SNL, James Franco channeled his inner Christopher Walken. The host was joined by the cast in a parody on NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!, featuring the pirates, Peter Pan, aka, 'a gorgeous, womanly boy,' Tink's replacement, 'Tonkerbell,' and of course Captain Hook. Check it out below!
On Thursday night, Allison Williams as the title character led the cast of PETER PAN LIVE! on NBC. Below, watch this sweet moment after the show in which the whole cast cheers for Williams right after the show, and she shares a tender moment with Kelli O'Hara.
Having witnessed the stultifying, bloated NBC production of PETER PAN LIVE (what were the 'powers that be' thinking would hold a child's attention span for three hours, however padded with yet more Peter Pan plugs from Walmart?), I was reluctant to attend Playhouse on the Square's annual production of the James Barrie children's classic. I am probably one of the handful of reviewers to recall the 1955 NBC production (and later one as well) with the legendary pairing of Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard (whose fruity, overly ripe 'Captain Hook' would make Johnny Depp's 'Jack Sparrow' seem more like a white collar executive). As an IPad-free child inured to black and white fare, it hardly mattered that Mary Martin was, to put it politely, mature; that the production values were clunky; that the wires and 'Tinker' herself were glaringly apparent. In short, I was captivated. Yet, Martin possessed the kind of spunk and spontaneity that made us children believe (not to mention that she had the kind of singing voice that made her a legendary Broadway performer, as evidenced by SOUTH PACIFIC and SOUND OF MUSIC). She could make a child want to fly. Allison Williams, last evening's 'Peter,' lacked that optimistic boyishness (though she had the tomboyish Hilary Swank look 'nailed') and, despite having a pleasant enough voice, often seemed out of breath; but Chrisopher Walken, whom I like and who I initially thought would be inspired casting, seemed to have wandered in from a cocktail party hosted by zombies. His dancing made that of the Monster in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN seem as nimble as that of Fred Astaire. Despite the wonderful lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and despite the 'ear candy' musical score by Mark Charlalp and Jule Stein, those long, middle stretches in Neverland made me wonder if it would Neverend.
PETER PAN LIVE! will fly again!
This week's personality quiz will tell you which character you would have best portrayed in NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!
Below, check out young Iain as he watches the broadcast and reminds us all of the true magic behind the J.M. Barrie classic!
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present THE SONGS OF F. MICHAEL HAYNIE featuring Andy Mientus (Les Miserables, "SMASH"), Alex Brightman (Matilda, Big Fish), Jason Gotay (Bring It On, "Peter Pan LIVE!"), and more on Friday, January 23rd at 11:30pm.
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